Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

Sorry about the crappy photos chaps. One of these days I may be able to capture the culpit! Alan C On 31-May-21 01:20 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I can't really say I enjoyed looking at that crap. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery *

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Rick The last substantial fall was 38mm on 22nd March. Nothing in April/May but the weather has remained warm to hot with many days still in the 30's so everything has dried out. The average total rainfall from May to Aug over the last 10 years has been less than 10mm. Until the start of the

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Alan, I’m puzzled. You have 899mm for the season, normal is 530mm, but you say it is dry. Rick > On May 30, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm > to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Yes that works nicely! .. ann On 5/30/2021 7:46 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like the distortion of the blossoms. So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement:

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Thanks, Ann. I tried using the Transform slider in LR on it, and didn’t like the distortion of the blossoms. So I tried cropping; I think it’s an improvement: https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/i-9xMfd Thanks! Rick > On May 30, 2021, at 1:48 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

I can't really say I enjoyed looking at that crap. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 8:12 AM Alan C wrote: > A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage > fortunately. A couple of years

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

> On May 30, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > > Am 30.05.21 um 14:12 schrieb Alan C: >> A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage >> fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable >> garden in a yard across the street. > > I read some

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

Am 30.05.21 um 14:12 schrieb Alan C: A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable garden in a yard across the street. I read some time ago that someone in England got lion dung from the local zoo and spread

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

good detail, crisp colour this tells a story.:-) Dave On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 8:12 AM Alan C wrote: > A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage > fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable > garden in a yard across the street. > >

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Ypu captured a wet dreary day very well. Like the yellow rails and the B ball court Dave On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 1:05 PM Rick Womer wrote: > After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this > weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; > >

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

About 2Km - 3 small dams. The town has numerous greenbelts along the normally non-perennial stream watercourses. However, with the current dismal maintenance of sewers & potable water networks by the Muni, most flow a bit all the year round. Those in the northern part of town feed the dams

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Am 30.05.21 um 19:04 schrieb Rick Womer: After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; I'll say it with Ella: "Isn't this a lovely day to be out in the rain..." Nicely done. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher -

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Refreshing. So dry here already - we could do with some of that. I need 1mm to record a round 900mm for the season ending 30th June. Only twice in the last 50 years has Phalaborwa exceeded 900mm for the season. Normal is 530mm. Alan C On 30-May-21 07:04 PM, Rick Womer wrote: After a very

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

ok I chose lavish praise..   really, shooting in that light with raindrops on the vegetation and a good eye adds up to lovely to look at. One suggestion (which is to say what i'd do if it were mine) Id fiddle with the perspecive on the first one so that the fence posts, gate posts were

Re: GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

Nicely atmospheric. > On 30 May 2021, at 18:05, Rick Womer wrote: > > After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this > weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; > > https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/ > > Comments, from lavish

Re: PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

I can’t get to the close-up. Maybe this is a good thing! How far are you from the water? I didn’t think hippos liked to travel very far overland. I also recall that one doesn’t want to have a disagreement with one. Rick > On May 30, 2021, at 8:12 AM, Alan C wrote: > > A Hippo made a smelly

GESO (6) - Wet Weekend

After a very dry several weeks, we’ve had about 2in / 5cm of rain this weekend. When it let up a bit, the camera and I took a walk; https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/May-2021/Wet-Weekend/ Comments, from lavish praise to scathing criticism, are always appreciated. Rick -- %(real_name)s

Re: OT - Golden Vanity

My condolences. I hope you find a new venue. Perhaps a school or church might step up. Paul > On May 29, 2021, at 5:49 PM, John wrote: > > One of the regulars in my music circle played with Pete Seeger back during > his college days (1950s). > > He passed last year. Stroke, not Covid, but

PESO x 2: Hippo Deposit

A Hippo made a smelly deposit at our gate last night. No damage fortunately. A couple of years ago they devoured the whole vegetable garden in a yard across the street. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51212711523/   Scroll L for a close up (unless you feel squeemish). K5 & DA

Re: PESO: Thatched Roof Mansion

Nice house, I like also the yellow bricks. Thatched roofs are still around here too on some more expensive houses. Reed is now imported also from China. These roofs have to be maintained and replaced after 20-30 year by skilled people. Impregnation by sodium silicate or other coating is done to

Re: OT - Golden Vanity

Sorry to see that John, and about your friend that passed. I was discussing the pandemic with a friend and we both think that the ramifications of it will last one entire decade. EG it will be 2030 before people start saying ‘oh yeah the coronavirus - man that was a shit time’…… Cot On 29

Re: OT - Golden Vanity

Thanks Godders. Yes he’s quite a bloke! Cot On 29 May 2021, at 14:21, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: That's a lovely piece, thanks for posting the link! Tom Cunliffe seems a character! :) best to all in Cottyworld… -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to

Re: PESO: Thatched Roof Mansion

Yes. With no ceilings & the large air space they keep the houses cooler in summer & warmer in "winter". Virtually all the buildings in the Kruger Park have thatched roofs. There have been some fires over the years, notably the extensive shopping complex at Letaba Camp last year. They are